Wings Over Scotland

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• Andrew F on Governing For Beginners: “Digital ID was the whole point (or at least a very large part of the whole point) of the C*vID…” Jan 12, 15:14
• sarah on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “@ Willie at 10.52 a.m., many thanks for posting your report on this morning’s court case. It is good to…” Jan 12, 14:37
• Alf Baird on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “The cultural assimilation process seeks to make the colonized ‘into something else’ (Memmi). Colonialism is described as ‘hateful racism’ (Cesaire)…” Jan 12, 13:55
• Hatey McHateface on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “You’ve got it all arse over tit, sarah. There’s no true, Sovereign, patriotic Scot who wants to see his or…” Jan 12, 13:33
• sarah on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “As ever, Northcode, this is the sad truth. I cannot for the life of me understand how any Scot would…” Jan 12, 13:09
• Northcode on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “Time for a reminder: In braw rich Scots leid: Ther scarce be a wird pit doun here fae colonialists (unyonists…” Jan 12, 12:34
• Northcode on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “It’s hardly worth the effort, but let’s gie it juist wan mair try, eh? Defintion of the Scots word Plummet…” Jan 12, 12:23
• DaveL on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “What? You don’t like my suggestion? What’s wrong with you? Go on tell us about Stepan Bandera then…” Jan 12, 12:06
• James Cheyne on The shifting sands of memory: “There was always a reason why I chased and persued the treaty of union relentlessly, Perhaps a few more people…” Jan 12, 12:01
• Northcode on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: ““I’ll do the math.” 2+3 = 10” Jan 12, 11:59
• Hatey McHateface on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “@DaveL Why don’t you practise swinging your keyboard at arms length. Firmly grip your keyboard on the short side, really…” Jan 12, 11:55
• James Cheyne on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “And this is where it becomes very complicated for the Snp and the devolved governance. They either trust they are…” Jan 12, 11:49
• Hatey McHateface on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “@ Northcode says: 12 January, 2026 at 10:33 am “plomet (Wyclif), -ette (Caxton), plommet (1483), plummet(te (1494), ball of lead…” Jan 12, 11:45
• DaveL on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “Hatey, you could get the UK government to invite some of your Azov Brigade pals (the UK government loves them…” Jan 12, 11:42
• Hatey McHateface on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “@ Alf Baird says: 12 January, 2026 at 11:06 am “Scots language speakers, aboot twa million o us still” I’ll…” Jan 12, 11:34
• James Cheyne on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “Sarah, It will come to many eventually that they will have to make a decision on wether the treaty of…” Jan 12, 11:23
• Alf Baird on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “The reason the Scots language is of central importance to the matter of independence is because it is primarily the…” Jan 12, 11:06
• Willie on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “Just finished listening to the live stream of the court of session proceedings in the case of the proceeding relating…” Jan 12, 10:52
• Northcode on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “Scottish National Dictionary (pre 1700) PLUM(M)ET, -at, n. Also: plwm(m)-, plumb-, plomand -ett, -it. Only Sc.: The pommel or knob…” Jan 12, 10:33
• Hatey McHateface on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “@ Northcode says:11 January, 2026 at 10:43 pm “‘plummet’ means something other in the language of the Scots than your…” Jan 12, 09:56
• Hatey McHateface on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “An article about Homeless Project Scotland: https://unherd.com/2026/01/scotlands-rebel-homeless-shelter/” Jan 12, 09:45
• Hatey McHateface on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: ““disna bather lairnin ony o his host fowk’s languages, neither Scots nor Gaelic” Whoops! Correction required. “disna bather lairnin ony…” Jan 12, 09:22
• Hatey McHateface on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “Great news, sarah. Personally, I can’t wait until it becomes legal to march through Scotland’s streets, chanting about “rivers” and…” Jan 12, 09:14
• Cynicus on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: ““I might also take the opportunity to draw attention to a recent quality illustrated book investigating the Gaelic and Welsh…” Jan 12, 02:42
• Cynicus on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: ““there’s an oven ready and legitimate Stuart pretender Franz, Duke of Bavaria” ========== Be careful! The Crown Prince, Francis of…” Jan 12, 02:18
• Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “Northcode writes « Tho if a culture had the nature of a coloniser aboot it… then a wid hae nae…” Jan 12, 01:20
• Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “Alf writes: « The point, which you appear to have missed, is that our friend wha comes here tae bide…” Jan 12, 00:59
• Alf Baird on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: ““plummeting” The point, which you appear to have missed, is that our friend wha comes here tae bide notes he…” Jan 11, 23:49
• Northcode on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: ““You’re plummeting, Alf.” Only in your eyes, Gael. And only because Professor Baird challenges your false narrative on the importance…” Jan 11, 22:43
• Northcode on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “Dinna be daft, Alf. Us Scots fowk be ane o the wrechit o the Earth… ye micht as weel expect…” Jan 11, 21:53